Commandos Strike at Dawn (1942)
A gentle widower with a small daughter finds his peaceful small rural village suddenly invaded by Nazis and, enraged in short order by their atrocities, becomes the leader of an aggressive underground movement.
Director:
John Farrow
Writer:
Irwin Shaw
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Paul Muni as Eric Toresen |
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Ann Carter as Solveig Toresen |
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Richard Derr as Gunnar Korstad |
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Elisabeth Fraser as Anna Korstad |
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Cedric Hardwicke as Admiral Bowen |
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Robert Coote as Robert Bowen |
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Anna Lee as Judith Bowen |
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Ray Collins as Johan Bergesen |
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Erville Alderson as Johan Garme |
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Louis Jean Heydt as Karl Arnesen |
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Arthur Margetson as German Colonel |
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Alexander Knox as German Captain |
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Barbara Everest as Mrs. Olav |
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Rosemary DeCamp as Hilma Arnesen |
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Lillian Gish as Mrs. Bergesen |
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Rod Cameron as Pastor |
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George Macready as Schoolteacher |
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Lloyd Bridges as Young German Soldier (uncredited) |
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Eddie Hall as German Soldier at the Sound Detector (uncredited) |
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Ferdinand Munier as Anna's Father |
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Elsa Janssen as Anna's Mother |
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John Farrow as British Naval Officer (uncredited) |
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Gertrude Hoffmann as Elderly Village Woman (uncredited) |
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Elsa Janssen as Mrs. Korstad (uncredited) |
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George Lynn as German Radio Announcer (uncredited) |
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Ferdinand Munier as Mr. Korstad (uncredited) |
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Erik Rolf as German Soldier (uncredited) |
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Walter Sande as Otto - German Soldier (uncredited) |
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Philip Van Zandt as Thirsty German Soldier (uncredited) |
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Crane Whitley as German Soldier Taking Blankets (uncredited) |
| Directing | John Farrow | Director |
| Writing | Irwin Shaw | Screenplay |
| Camera | William C. Mellor | Director of Photography |
| Production | Lester Cowan | Producer |
| Editing | Anne Bauchens | Editor |
| Sound | Louis Gruenberg | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Edward C. Jewell | Art Direction |
| Writing | C. S. Forester | Story |
